Third lesson

3 - Third Important Lesson - Always remember those

Who serve.


In the days when an ice cream sundae cost much less,

A 10-year-old boy entered a hotel coffee shop and

Sat at a table. A waitress put a glass of water in

Front of him.

"How much is an ice cream sundae?" he asked.

"Fifty cents," replied the waitress.

The little boy pulled his hand out of his pocket and

Studied the coins in it.

"Well, how much is a plain dish of ice cream?" he inquired.

By now more people were waiting for a table and the

Waitress was growing impatient..

"Thirty-five cents," she brusquely replied.

The little boy again counted his coins.

"I'll have the plain ice cream," he said.

The waitress brought the ice cream, put the bill on

The table and walked away The boy finished the ice

Cream, paid the cashier and left.. When the waitress

Came back, she began to cry as she wiped down the

Table. There, placed neatly beside the empty dish,

Were two nickels and five pennies...



You see, he couldn't have the sundae, because he had

To have enough left to leave her a tip.

Second lesson

2.. - Second Important Lesson - Pickup in the Rain



One night, at 11:30 p.m., an older African American

Woman was standing on the side of an Alabama highway

Trying to endure a lashing rain storm. Her car had

Broken down and she desperately needed a ride.

Soaking wet, she decided to flag down the next car.

A young white man stopped to help her, generally

Unheard of in those conflict-filled 1960's. The man

Took her to safety, helped her get assistance and

Put her into a taxicab.

She seemed to be in a big hurry, but wrote down his

Address and thanked him. Seven days went by and a

Knock came on the man's door. To his surprise, a

Giant console color TV was delivered to his home. A

Special note was attached.

It read:

"Thank you so much for assisting me on the highway

The other night. The rain drenched not only my

Clothes, but also my spirits. Then you came along.

Because of you, I was able to make it to my dying

Husband's' bedside just before he passed away.... God

Bless you for helping me and unselfishly serving

Others."

Sincerely,

Mrs. Nat King Cole.

First lesson

Not only do we have road rage we have people rage in our country. We treat people rudely. Please continue reading..................

The first of Five (5) lessons about the way we treat people . I will post one a day

1 - First Important Lesson - Cleaning Lady.

During my second month of college, our professor

Gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student And had  breezed through the questions until I read

The last one:  

 "What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?"

Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the

Cleaning woman several times. She was tall,

Dark-haired and in her 50's, but how would I know her name?

I handed in my paper, leaving the last question

blank.  Just before class ended, one student asked if


The last question would count toward our quiz grade.

"Absolutely, " said the professor.. "In your careers,

You will meet many people. All are significant.. They

Deserve your attention and care, even if all you do

Is smile and say "hello..."



I've never forgotten that lesson.. I also learned her

Name was Dorothy.

 

code red

I just got my call from the sheriff's office to sign up for code red. I was wrapping presents so I stopped to take care of this request.   I went to cobeltrami.mn.us to registrar.  I text Jamon to let him know that I signed up for emergencies of fire,ambulance, and police calls to my residence.  But it struck me that this reminded me another time long ago when a young couple had to go to their city of birth to registrar.  How different it is now.  We don't have to ride a donkey, follow a star, or find that there is no room in the inn.   Get real I don't think at these temperature I am ready to sleep in a barn.  Just a little typing and and a couple of clicks and I was registered right from the comfort of my living room.   Then a text to Jamon to inform him and I was back to wrapping presents.

Saturday I got my first call.  I was told it was extremely dangerous to drive and to stay home.  They reported that there were numerous cars in the ditch.  Also that from Wilton to Bemidji highway 2 was closed.  Alsoyhat the by pass was closed. 

bullying

All those gifts I opened and didn't have to............I wish I had known.
Always good to remind ourselves.....
A wonderful story attributed to Buddha:
Buddha was travelling in the company of several other people. One of the travellers begins to test Buddha by responding to anything he has to say with disparaging, insulting, hurtful remarks. Every day for the next three days, this traveller just verbally abuses Buddha, calling him a fool, arrogantly ridiculing him in any way he can.
Finally, after three days of this, the rude traveller can stand it no longer! He asks Buddha, "How can you continue to be so kind and loving when all I've done for the last three days is dishonour, offend and try to find ways to hurt you? Each time I try to hurt you, you respond in a kind manner? How can this be?!"
...

The Buddha responded with a question for his fellow traveller, "If someone offers you a gift, and you do not accept that gift, to whom does the gift belong ?"
So when somebody offers us a "gift" of their insults or hurtful remarks, we can choose whether or not to accept these "gifts". If we don't accept them, those "gifts" still belong to whoever was trying to "give" them. So we don't have to be upset or angry about something that belongs to someone else…….

** You simply don't need to accept the gift (of bullying, anger, hate, insult etc) - it then still belongs to the other person.....**

Try it - IT WORKS !!

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knitter and treats

My church knitting group decided that treats were in order as we close this year.  We will not meet again until January.  We feel truly blessed and know we have blessed many people that were needy with our knitted afghans.  We donated 11 afghans to local institutions.  But our ministry with prayer shawls is wonderful.  Anyone who knows of anyone that is in need of a shawl can pick one out and deliver it.  All we ask is that you remember to write it down so we have some type of record.  As you see in the food pictures we also know how to "rock it" with food. 

first one made.  Hope I get better at it.

 

Homemakers Christmas party

 

 Becida Mothers Homemakers group had our annual Christmas party for the elderly from the area. I love that party. It is a turkey dinner with all the trimmings including pie. Well, I said that because I bring the pie.  After we eat we usually sing Christmas Carols and then someone reads the Christmas story from the Bible.  Someone forgot to tell this pocket of people that this is politically incorrect.  Anyway I love it.  It is our little secret.  They we present our guests a plate of cookies and candies that we make for them.  After all that is said.  We get to also party.  We have had secret pals all year and it has been really fun sneaking around looking for opportunities to give our pal something.  We have three that it is suggested.  Their birthday, Valentine's Day and the Final one at Christmas.   Pictured above is what I got from my secret pal.  What fun.  I gave my secret pal a table runner.  This year the program leader got a two piece band from her church to play for us.  They were great.  Then we had the surprise one of our guest asked to sing for us.  He sang without music  a thank you song thanking god for his many blessings. I know the word for singing without music but I was just too lazy to look up the spelling.